Bottle and jug holder



.1. B. VANDERBILT 1,851,606

BOTTLE AND JUG HOLDER March 29, 1932.

Filed March A23, 1951 HHIIMV Patented Mar. 29, 1932 UNITED STATES`:PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH BELCHER vANDERRIL'r, OE GLEN HEAD, NEW YORK,AssIGNoR To PENTOK & FORD LTD., INCORPORATED, E NEW YORK, N. Y., ACORPORATIONy OE DELA- WARE BOTTLE AND J UG HOLDER Application mea March23, 1.931. seriai'No. 524,749.

This invention relates to improvements in bottle holders and has moreparticular relation to bottle holders for display or advertisingpurposes. One of the several objects of the invention is to provide abottle holder which will lsupport a number of bottles or jugs in uprightposition against any accidental displacement or tipping them over.

Another object of the invention is to support a number of bottles on acounter or show case in upright position land to brace them against anyaccidental tipping orV removal. j

A further object of the' invention is to make the extended base of anumber ot bottles or jugs effectiveto prevent tipping by linking all ofthe bottles together.

The invention also has other objects, all of which will be hereinaftermore particularly set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, v

Fig. l represents a perspective View of the device as embodying myinvention applied to a number of bottles to link them together. Fig. 2represents a top plan view of the blank for the holder after it isformed, and Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the blank or holderembodying my invention.

Heretotore in order to display bottles or jugs having narrow bases, ithas been the practice to set them on these narrow bases upon thecounters orv show cases, at the risk ot having these bottles or jugsaccidentally knocked over or removed.

With the present device, however, any number of bottles or containershaving narrow bases are grouped and linked by the present holder into asingle unit, so that all of the elements of the bottles become asupporting base and provide a group setting that is very difiicult totip over, and in which the different bottles or receptacles are retainedagainst removal.

The holder as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 comprises a blank, l, of cardboardor other light material stamped-into an approximate rectangle withrounded corners and having an internal opening 2 formed by stamping, by

'tion asshown-in Fig. l. This tag or tab is almost impossible toaccidentally tip `over when .exposedon a show case or counter, and

suitable dies a bottle label 3, and an advertis- 'ing label, tab ormarker 4. The label 3 is entirely stamped out and is also formed nearone placed about'a group ot bottles?.

Vhen in position the tabl 4 is bent lup at right angles so as to assumea vertical posij j printed with any suitable advertising or .price mark,and, of course, extends vertically in front of the group of bottles.

The marking labelisslippedover the neck ot a fifth, bottle 4which isplaced inthe well formed by the necks ot the remaining four bottles asshown in Fig. 1. Y

The handles 8 of the bottles or jugs are preferably adjusted to extendoverV the holdj j er l after itis placed about the bottles andthisprevents the holder from being forced upward or lifted. f

, A groupingot bottles as above described and illustrated, forms a irmunit which it is at the samel time leaves the bottles fully exposed'forclose inspection and presents them specially to the attention of thecustomer.

I prefer to form the holder for grouping four bottles or jugs, b-ut itwill be understood that the holder mav be arranged for anydesired numberso that the supporting base of a plurality'ot bottles or jugs iseffective to pref vent tipping, and so that no one bottle or jug can betipped Without all the other jugs or bottles ot the group beingsimilarly affected.

Heretotore if the store-keeper wished to display bottles or jugs on thecounter Where they might be handled bv the customer, Ait was necessaryfor him to place them loose so that each bottle or jug was onlysupported or balanced by its own vbase and might very easily be knockedover or picked up and removed.

only are the bottles supported on an extended and firm base, but theyare so arranged that it is Very diflicult to pick them up or removethem, and at the same time they are exposed 5 for thorough inspection.

It, 'of course, will be understood, Athat the size of the 4centralopening lin *the fhdlder `l,

' is such that When the desired number of bottles AareY grouped togetherside by sideonly 1 t'he necks `'andllmindles olf the bottles may .pro-

, trude upward through 'the 'holder and this holder Will rest firmlyupon the. bulging. bodies of the bottles below the necks;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new and desire tosecure byLetters 1.?at-entfi-s: y

vl. zA bottle Vholder :comprising a holder pmpejr havingra'si'ngle-icentra'l opening ,for receiving the. necks only of aplurality fof 2o fconltacting bottles placed side by side y'and anadvie'rtisin-g tab ormingpart tof .thema- Y '-.teria'l stamped:fromrtlie centre l.to form `the central opening. v l Y 2. A bottleholder comprising 'a collar for 25 receiving the necks only .of aVplurality fof Pbottles .placed side 'by side-and having .a .label ortab ormed'rom 4the same material asrthe -collar and hinged lthereto at.one end. Y

3; A bottle vholder comprising :a callar of light material havinga'rect'angular opening :arranged `itc receive the necks only of :aVplu-V rality olf bottles Vand to rest upon the bodies of the bottles,Yand a label or. tab stamped from the inateria'l :forming @the portioncdisplaced to ormthewcolla'r .and integral with the-collar at one edge.

4. Ak bottle holder comprising' ya 'paper blank-stamped centrally toform fan opening Y 40 for receiving the necks only ofY a plurality xont'bo'ttles vso that the holder rests Lupon the "bodies of the ybottlesfand also :stamped to form a label or tab from the central material,

kthe Vtao being cut ffree .on/allsiides I,except one y v y 1to'formanintegral tab-and scoredalongthis v juncture lineto omnaihinge. v j]ntestimony whereof I lailier' signature. JOSEPH BELCHER VANDERBILT.

